Posted on 09/29/2015 5:12:55 PM PDT by DaveinOK54
Woah – Reports That Teamsters Union Considering Donald Trump Endorsement….
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/...p-endorsement/
It was obvious early this morning that something was up. There was a tremor amid the Dark Force as Team Clinton came out with an announcement that she would support a change to ObamaCare that would kill the Cadillac tax on union healthcare plans.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets a supporter following her address at the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum at Columbia University in New Yorkjim hoffa jrtrump with hat
Obviously Hillary Clinton is trying to shore up support from various labor unions who are increasingly finding the Democrat positions at odds with middle America.
The decision by Hillary Clinton NOT TO support the Keystone Pipeline was a serious strike against her. The decision to support the anti-American Trans-Pacific Trade deal was obviously additional blow. In an effort to recover credibility Hillary Clinton is now stating she opposes the Cadillac Tax on union healthcare benefits. However, it might be too little, too late.
According to Fox News insider reporting, the Teamsters Union voted behind closed doors today to withhold support from any presidential candidate until they can determine if Joe Biden will enter the race. In addition, the Teamsters Union stated they were open to considering putting their support behind Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has a longstanding relationship with the Teamsters Union through his various business interests. As a builder and developer the Teamsters have stated before they were always treated well by Donald Trump and his affiliates.
An alignment of the Teamster Union with Republicans has not been seen since the Reagan coalition was assembled in 1980 joining conservative Dems (Reagan Democrats or Blue Dogs), with pro-America growth Republicans.
After Reagan, the Teamsters have essentially voted in block with Democrats. However, today President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. said he was open to considering alignment with Republican Candidate Donald Trump.
Candidate Donald Trump supports U.S. first pro-growth polices including: Keystone Pipeline, renegotiating NAFTA, withdrawal from the current Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, border security, immigration reform and renewed financial efforts targeted to boost the middle-class worker. These are very favorable policy positions for the Teamsters Union.
An interesting development.
Could be YUGE !
Reagan got the support of union members who voted to support him. This is union leadership looking for a deal behind closed doors.
And? Of course they want deals, but that doesn't mean they will get them - unless boosting the economy and generating more jobs is now considered "cozying up to the unions behind closed doors".
Other people's motives doesn't always equate to what will actually happen.<
If we want Cruz to stay viable and grow stronger, we have to actively support him instead of doing all the useless "what ifs" about others...
Now for a short public service announcement:
GO CRUZ!! Keep it up Trump!!
Betrayal is betrayal no matter how much paint you try to slap on it.
And prophesy of betrayal that hasn't happened is just _______________________ (fill in the blank).
Perhaps Mark Twain could come in handy - he once said that worry is like making advance payment on something you're not likely to get anyway.
Of course, we do have a lot of folks who are oh-so-worried about Trump but who would rather rail on about him rather than actually open their wallets to Cruz --- or to FR.
They want to be relevant without doing anything relevant...
Now for a short public service announcement:
GO CRUZ!! Keep it up Trump!!
I believe they endorsed Reagan back in the day.
Unions hate the trade deals, and are not all that happy with the Democrat Party under Obama. Card Check was a must-have on their survival to-do list, and he casually tossed them under the bus on that.
Not saying that Trump would do card check, but the revenge motive to stick it to the Dems is strong with some of these unions.
Has anybody pinned Trump down on his labor policies? Will he undo Bacon-Davis? Will he close down the NLRB? Just how pro-union is the Donald?
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